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Y7drv TIL in the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland, from the 16th century to 2002, horses lived underground permanently to operate machinery, they were lowered down and never came back up.
JYjJm TIL that Mary Shelley kept the calcified heart of her husband; a year after she died it was found in her desk.
GY9yJ TIL after Melbourne gave email addresses to trees so residents could report problems, they instead recieved love letters
P1X8V TIL Manichaeism is a former major world religion that thrived between the third and seventh centuries, and at its height was one of the most widespread religions in the world. Manichaean churches and scriptures existed as far east as China and as far west as the Roman Empire
pYBKe TIL A personal trainer died after mixing up and drinking his own energy drink made from caffeine powder. His drink had the caffeine level equivalent to 200 cups of coffee, leading to caffeine overdose